Plusiocampa (Plusiocampa) djurdjurae Condé, 1984

Sendra, Alberto, Antić, Dragan, Barranco, Pablo, Borko, Špela, Christian, Erhard, Delić, Teo, Fadrique, Floren, Faille, Arnaud, Galli, Loris, Gasparo, Fulvio, Georgiev, Dilian, Giachino, Pier Mauro, Kovac, L'ubomír, Lukić, Marko, Marcia, Paolo, Miculinić, Kazimir, Nicolosi, Giuseppe, Palero, Ferran, Paragamian, Kaloust, Pérez, Toni, Polak, Slavko, Prieto, Carlos E., Turbanov, Ilya, Vailati, Dante & Reboleira, Ana Sofia P. S., 2020, Flourishing in subterranean ecosystems: Euro-Mediterranean Plusiocampinae and tachycampoids (Diplura, Campodeidae), European Journal of Taxonomy 591, pp. 1-138 : 43-44

Plusiocampa (Plusiocampa) djurdjurae Condé, 1984

Plusiocampa djurdjurae Condé, 1984b: 244 .

Diagnosis ( Condé 1984b)

Troglomorphic species.Antennae with 34–35 and 38 antennomeres; 28 simple olfactory chemoreceptors in cupuliform organ; protruding frontal process with tubercular setae. Pronotum with 1+1 ma, 3+3–2+2 la, 2+2 lp macrosetae; mesonotum with 1+1 ma, 2+2 la, 2+2 lp macrosetae; metanotum with 1+1 ma, 1+1 la, 2+2 lp macrosetae; long, barbed macrosetae; barbed notal clothing setae. Two or three ventral tibial macrosetae; unequal claws (1.4) with large lateral crests, posterior claw with a backward overhang. Urotergites I–III with 1+1 post macrosetae; urotergite IV with 0+0–1+1 la, 2+2–3+3 post macrosetae; urotergites V–VII with 1+1 la, 5+5 post macrosetae; urotergite VIII with 6+6 post macrosetae; abdominal segment IX with 8+8 post macrosetae; urosternite I with 7+7, urosternites II–VII with 5+5– 6+6, urosternite VIII with 2+2 macrosetae. Young male with an area of glandular g 1 setae, enlarged appendages with glandular a 1 setae; female with subcylindrical appendages with glandular a 1 setae.

Habitat and distribution

Subterranean species found in two caves, Ifri Semedane and Ifri Maareb, in the Djurdjura Mountains, Tell Atlas, Algeria, on the former Kabylian microplate.